Development Corridors in Kenya - A Scoping Study

Development Corridor Project

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Abstract: This report presents the results of the study ‘‘Development Corridors in Kenya: A Scoping Study”. The objective was to review the current baseline situation in relation to mega-scale development corridor projects in Kenya with regard to the people and society, environment, conservation and development. The work forms the basis for the planning and implementation of the Development Corridors Partnership (DCP) research programme that will offer innovative solutions towards achieving these mentioned goals both in Kenya and Tanzania but also aims to showcase best practice applicable to other countries and regions. The scope of the report includes a conceptual framework for understanding development corridors in Kenya and related initiatives as outlined in the National Spatial Plan 2015-2045, with the Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) and Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) corridors being the two main corridors under consideration. It then reviews a broad array of stakeholders and their influence on Kenya’s development corridors. It analyses the development corridor implementation in Kenya by looking into Corridor Project Negotiation and Agreement Process, challenges to corridor implementation, litigation and resultant impacts. It goes further to highlight potential social and ecological impacts of development corridors, and climate change-related risks facing the development corridors.